Born to Dance (TV series)

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Born to Dance
Born to Dance logo.jpg
Country of originUnited States
Production
Production locationsAtlanta (auditions in NYC, Atlanta and Los Angeles)
Running time1 hour
Original release
Network BET
ReleaseAugust 2, 2011 (2011-08-02) 
present

Born to Dance is a reality dance competition show for women on BET starring Laurieann Gibson which debuted on August 2, 2011 at 10:00pm. Contestants will compete for a prize of $50,000 which will go to the winner. [1] Auditions for the show were held in New York City, Los Angeles and Atlanta. [2] The series premier averaged 1.2 million viewers. [3] On the final episode broadcast September 20, 2011, LaTonya Swann was announced as the winner.

Contents

Show format

The 20 contestants are:

NameCityStateEpisode Eliminated
Alexandra "Lexi" Rae YeadoDallasTX [4] 2nd
Andrea GilmoreVan NuysCA6th
Christina Elese WebberBirminghamAL3rd
Endya Lauren RileyCincinnatiOH2nd
Hennessy RubioResedaCA8th
Jahleeka "Jelly" Shakii MorrisDecaturGA [5] 7th
Jessica ShullCanyon CountryCA7th
Kaleila JordanNorth HollywoodCA4th
Keisha Nicole HughesCharlotteNC5th
Kristen Michelle MassenburgAtlantaGA4th
Kristina "KC" CastellanoBrooklynNY8th
Latasha Renee BryantGreensboroNC3rd
Latonya SwannDistrict HeightsMDWinner
Lydia SimsDetroitMI6th
Neidra Danielle LemonKilleenTX3rd
Quiana "Ice" AtherlyLaurelMD7th
Sarah Mahmoodzaidehkhoei-MundoKatyTX3rd
Shannon BerryCanoga ParkCA2nd
Theresa "TT" PattersonJacksonvilleFL3rd
Theresa StoneManorvilleNY5th

See also

References

  1. Media Life Magazine - 'Born to Dance,' but first hear my story
  2. Laurieann Gibson gives Atlanta props, home to her new BET show ‘Born to Dance’ | Radio & TV Talk Archived October 23, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  3. BET’s ‘Born To Dance: Laurieann Gibson’ Averages 1.2 Million in Premiere - Ratings | TVbytheNumbers
  4. Born to dance: Elk River’s Lexi Yeado earns spot as dancer on BET reality show | Star News
  5. Meet Jahleeka "Jelly" Morris of BET's 'Born To Dance' — Daily Venus Diva Magazine Archived October 18, 2011, at the Wayback Machine